A4 LABELS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14076758 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-28
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18121
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,743
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↑ 394% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.7k | £1.2k |
| Current assets | £40.9k | £8.3k |
| Net assets | £1.7k | £1.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-06-15➕BLOOM, Carol appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs A4 LABELS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
- 2022-04-28➕BLOOM, Laurence Stuart appointeddirector
- 2022-04-28➕ORMROD, Adam John appointeddirector
- 2022-04-28➕PLANT, Stephen Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-04-28➕PLANT, Susan appointeddirector
- 2022-04-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Andrew Plant Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/04/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18121 — SIC 18121
Registered office
Bingswood Industrial Estate Bingswood Industrial Estate
Whaley Bridge
High Peak
Derbyshire
SK23 7SP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BLOOM, Laurence Stuart→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2022-04-28
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ORMROD, Adam John→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-04-28
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PLANT, Stephen Andrew→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-04-28
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PLANT, Susan→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-04-28
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-06-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-13